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Dead Ringers (1988)

Beverly Mantle (Jeremy Irons) is often shown in his bathroom. The scene in which he opens a mirrored cabinet gives us the chance to see what’s in it, besides medicines and medications.

On the second shelf from the top there’s a can of Barbasol shaving cream.

On the third shelf from the top there’s a Borsalino product. The eau de toilette and ancillary products are featured throughout the film. In this specific case, I can’t decide if it’s a small can of deodorant or of shaving cream.

On the bottom shelf there’s a jar of Noxzema greaseless and medicated skin cream.

Later in the film, the presence of Borsalino products gets more prominent.

In the screencap above we can see the eau de toilette. This chypre fragrance was launched in 1984.

There’s also a can of shaving cream.

This screencap has been discussed in fragrance forums since forever. The Borsalino bottle has always been identified as the eau de toilette, but I can finally say it’s not!

It’s a black glass bottle containing Borsalino shower gel. The bottle that holds the eau de toilette is brown and made of clear glass, so it is definitely not that one.

Maps to the Stars (2014)


mapstothestars_bornunicorn (2)Havana Segrand (Julianne Moore) has got quite a perfume collection: the marble top of her dressing table is pretty busy.

isseymiyake_leaudissey_bornunicornOn the left, there’s a bottle of Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey, the perfume “as clear as water spring” created by Jacques Cavallier in 1992.

jeanpaulgaultier_femme_bornunicornThere’s another perfume by Cavallier, the iconic corset-shaped bottle of Jean-Paul Gaultier Classique, a sweet powdery scent launched in 1993.

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Two Prada bottles can be seen, too. One is Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger, launched in 2009, and the other is Candy, created by Daniela Andrier and launched in 2011.

guccibygucci_bornunicornThere’s a bottle of Gucci by Gucci, a fruity fragrance created by Ilias Ermenidis in 2008.

viviennewestwood_boudoir_bornunicornVivienne Westwood’s trademark globe encircled by a ring is the stopper of Boudoir, a chypre floral perfume created by Martin Gras and launched in 1998.

chanelcocomademoiselle_bornunicornchanel_cocomademoiselleatomiser_bornunicornLast but not least, there are two versions of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, the oriental woody fragrance created by Jacques Polge and launched in 2001 – the classic bottle and the twist-and-spray white and gold atomiser.

mapstothestars_bornunicorn (1)When the same dressing table appears in another scene, there are other two bottles on it.

boucheronfemme_bornunicornOne is the ring-shaped bottle of Boucheron Pour Femme, a white floral perfume created by Francis Deleamont and Jean-Pierre Bethouart in 1989.

The other one is the hot pink bottle of Creed Spring Flower, a fresh fruity and floral fragrance created for Audrey Hepburn by Olivier Creed (6th generation) and launched in 2006.